January 2012
Instituted in 1935 to promote the study of History and Archaeology,
with particular reference to Blackpool and the Fylde.
PROGRAMME 2011/2012
2011
28 September Ted Lightbown THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WINTER GARDENS.
26 October Margaret Croker PEG & POST MILLS OF THE FYLDE.
23 November Gary Thornton 2000 YEARS OF SKIPPOOL CREEK -
& METAL DETECTING.
14 December President’s Evening – Steve Palmer BLACKPOOL’S TRAMS -
2012
11 January Dr. Alan Crosby SEX & SIN IN 17th c. LANCASHIRE.
25 January Fred Moor THE HISTORY OF ASHTON GARDENS, ST. ANNES ON SEA.
22 February Jon Harrison CINEMAS OF THE FYLDE.
28 March Norman Cunliffe BLACKPOOL IN WARBRECK.
25 April Alan Stott THE RISE & FALL OF A WHITEGATE FARM. (Recording by courtesy of Melanie Silburn)
(preceded by AGM)
Meetings are generally held on the fourth Wednesday of the month
at 7.30pm, Blackpool Cricket Club, Stanley Park.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION £6 FAMILY MEMBERSHIP £10 VISITORS £2
Meetings are generally held on the fourth Wednesday of the month
at 7.30pm, Blackpool Cricket Club, Stanley Park.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION £6 FAMILY MEMBERSHIP £10 VISITORS £2
January 13
The History of the Circus
DICK GILLINGHAM
February 10
The Winter Gardens
TED LIGHTBOWN
March 9
Local History in the Harris Museum
EMMA HESLEWOOD
April 13
Lytham Priory -
PETER SHAKESHAFT
May 11
The History of Lancaster Castle
Dr COLIN PENNY
September 14
The History of St John’s Church Poulton-
CHRISTINE STOREY
October 12
Fylde Windmills
MARGARET CROKER
November 9
AGM. Textile Mills of Lncashire
COLIN DICKINSON
December 14
St John’s 15th Century Chasuble
ANNE ROBINSON
Meetings are held at Fulwood United Reformed Church Symonds Road Fulwood Preston 7.45pm
email bill_shannon@msn.com
Annual membership Single £9 Family £13.00 student £3.00
Jan 2O 2012
AGM & Members’ Evening
Feb 17
Haslingden Grane -
March 16
What did the Romans really do at Walton-
April 20
Viking DNA and the North of England project Dr STEPHEN HARDING
May 18
Annual Dinner
June 9
Excursion In memory of the late Ben Edwards
Booking: www.lancsarchsoc.org.uk
July 14
Excursion Castleshaw Roman Fort
Booking: www.lancsarchsoc.org.uk
Sept 15
Excursion Liverpool’s earliest docks
Booking: www.lancsarchsoc.org.uk
Oct 19
Bronze Age burials SAMANTHA WALSH
Nov 16
Dispute maps in Tudor Lancashire Dr W D SHANNON
WOODPLUMPTON HISTORY GROUP
The Woodplumpton History Group meet once a month. The meetings are held at the Woodplumpton District Club, Lower Bartle Lane, Lower Bartle, Woodplumpton, Preston PR4 0RR. The clubhouse is situated at the junction of Sandy Lane and Lower Bartle Lane, next to the tennis courts and a bowling green.
SOCIETIES IN THE FYLDE
January 17
Woodplumpton Hall PETER SHEPHERD
February 21
The Story of Lytham JANET HUMPHRIES
March 21
The Roman Conquest of the North West -
April 18
Members’ Evening
May 16
Stories of a Seventeenth century Housemaid JOANNE BRAITHWAITE
June 20
The Victorian Philanthropists & The New Industrial Settlements DICK GILLINGHAM
July 18
TBA
12 Jan On The Parish Peter Park
09 Feb Village Signs Shirley Addy
09 Mar Annual General Meeting
13 Apr Pub Signs Peter Marshall
11 May Working Class Marriages Elizabeth Roberts
08 Jun Workshop Evening
13 Jul Mini Talks by branch members
10 Aug Problem Solving Evening
14 Sep The Victorian House and Home Dr Hilary Walklett
12 Oct Confessions of a Country Lane Researcher Tony Foster
09 Nov Mawson`s Masterpiece Barry Shaw
14 Dec Christmas Quiz & Jacob's Join
St. Martin's Church Fleetwood Road South
Carleton Poulton le Fylde
Second Wednesday of the month at 7.30 p.m.
LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY
&
HERALDRY SOCIETY
BLACKPOOL AND FYLDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PROGRAMME 2012
Meetings are held in the Church Hall Fleetwood Road Carleton (behind the Castle Gardens Pub) 7.30pm
Visitors always welcome -
LANCASHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
GREAT ECCLESTON HISTORY SOCIETY